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Thursday, August 08, 2013

2013 Lawyers on the Fast Track

Earlier this summer, The Legal asked the Pennsylvania legal community to submit nominations for our annual Lawyers on the Fast Track. The nominations came pouring in, dozens and dozens of them, all demonstrating the impressive work being done by young lawyers across the state.

The nomination forms and any letters of recommendation accompanying them were sent to an eight-member judging panel composed of evaluators from all corners of the legal profession and the state. After reviewing their results, the following 38 attorneys have been selected as the 2013 Lawyers on the Fast Track:

• Rahat N. Babar, Bayne Law Group.

• Elizabeth K. Babson, Drinker Biddle & Reath.

• Jennifer L. Beidel, Saul Ewing.

• Maria E. Bermudez-Harris, Martin LLC.

• Jeannine T. Bishop, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

• Melissa S. Blanton, Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis.

• Andrew T. Bockis, Saul Ewing.

• Justin H. Brown, Flaster Greenberg.

• Peter C. Buckley, Fox Rothschild.

• Mark K. Dausch, Babst Calland.

• Joshua B. Deringer, Drinker Biddle & Reath.

• Patrick T. Duffy, Stewart Bernstiel Rebar Smith.

• Heather C. Giordanella, Drinker Biddle & Reath.

• Marc A. Goldich, Reed Smith.

• Erin Lucas Hamilton, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney.

• Jonathan T. Hoffman, Klehr Harrison Harvey Branzburg.

• John D. Huh, DLA Piper.

• Earthen E. Johnson, Drinker Biddle & Reath.

• Odia Kagan, Pepper Hamilton.

• Sarah Katz, Temple University’s Beasley School of Law.

• Matthew G. Laver, Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby.

• Kristin M. McKenna, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young.

• Justin McShane, The McShane Firm.

• Kevin V. Mincey, Mincey & Fitzpatrick.

• Ria C. Momblanco, Fine, Kaplan and Black.

• Michael J. Puma, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.

• Teresa M. Rodriguez, Haggerty Goldberg Schleifer & Kupersmith.

• Karen M. Sanchez, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel.

• Jarrod D. Shaw, Reed Smith.

• Nevena Simidjiyska, Fox Rothschild.

• Dee Spagnuolo, Ballard Spahr.

• David F. Stern, Pond Lehocky.

• Kari Knight Stevens, Cigna.

• Thomas A. Warnock, DuPont Co.

• Adrianne Walvoord Webb, Anapol Schwartz.

• Joseph R. Williams, Pollock Begg Komar Glasser & Vertz.

• Jason M. Yarbrough, Meyer, Unkovic & Scott.

• Michael S. Zullo, Duane Morris.

Full profiles of this year's honorees and the judging panel will be included in a supplement set to be published in The Legal on September 24. The winners will also be honored at a celebratory dinner in November in Philadelphia. For more information on the event, contact Diane McCollum at 215-557-2335.

Thank you to all those who took the time to submit nominations and letters of recommendation, and congratulations to all of this year's honorees!